WS15 3JA

Colton & the Ridwares · Lichfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rugeley
Local authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Lichfield
Postcode district
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS15 3JG 749 m
WS15 3AY 878 m
WS15 3HU 923 m
WS15 3JF 1.1 km
WS15 3JE 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS15 3JA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS15
Postcode sector
WS15 3
Latitude
52.785636
Longitude
-1.866807
British National Grid easting
409,080
British National Grid northing
320,902

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Lichfield · E07000194
Parish or community
E04008934
Westminster constituency
Lichfield · E14001335
Output area
E00150302
Lower layer super output area
Lichfield 001D · E01029498
Middle layer super output area
Lichfield 001 · E02006146

Postcode source versions

Explore WS15

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Priory Farm, Uttoxeter Road, Blithbury, Rugeley, WS15 3JA 11 May 2022 £300,000
Priory Farm, Barn 4, Uttoxeter Road, Blithbury, Rugeley, WS15 3JA 18 December 2020 £687,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Rugeley School

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km
  2. Henry Chadwick Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.2 km
  3. The Richard Clarke First School

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

7 female, 9 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
4.0
WS15 3 residents
4,595

Age bands in WS15 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

606 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

384 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.3%

762 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.8%

1,447 residents

Age 65 and over
27.5%

1,216 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS15 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ABBOTS BROMLEY SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, SCHOOL HOUSE LANE, ABBOTS BROMLEY, RUGELEY, WS15 3BT

    ODS code M83059

    3.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Blithbury Road

    BCT · Blithbury

    0.7 miles
  • Blithbury Road

    BCT · Blithbury

    0.7 miles
  • Rake End Court

    BCT · Hill Ridware

    1.8 miles
  • Rake End Court

    BCT · Hill Ridware

    1.8 miles
  • Wade Lane

    BCT · Hill Ridware

    1.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lichfield 001D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,991 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £300,000 from 1 recorded sale in WS15 3JA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lichfield is £337,052 in June 2026, up 3.9% year on year.

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Rugeley School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 2 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.